Of course, the delicious irony underlying the constant refrain of ‘Kiwis fleeing across the ditch’ (and I loathe the expression ‘across the ditch’ with a vengeance greater than a Sicilian revenge scenario played out in the Antarctic) must be that while wages are ‘higher’ in Australia, they are that way because Australia is still heavily unionised and that unions are not afraid to exercise their legal rights on behalf of their members.
Perhaps if we empowered the workers and threw out all union-stifling legislation, NZ would be as ‘competitive’ as Aussie.

Of course, the delicious irony underlying the constant refrain of ‘Kiwis fleeing across the ditch’ (and I loathe the expression ‘across the ditch’ with a vengeance greater than a Sicilian revenge scenario played out in the Antarctic) must be that while wages are ‘higher’ in Australia, they are that way because Australia is still heavily unionised and that unions are not afraid to exercise their legal rights on behalf of their members.
Perhaps if we empowered the workers and threw out all union-stifling legislation, NZ would be as ‘competitive’ as Aussie.

Yeah, funny that, eh?

Which right wingers then deflect by referring to Australia’s mining industry. As if those in the mining industry don’t have high wages because of their miners’ union?